About Narratives Books

Narratives is distinguished for its publications offering strategic analyses and solutions to the challenges facing Pakistan, such as insecurity and violence, militancy, radicalism and intrastate and inter-state conflicts in Pakistan and the wider region.

Narratives pledges to expand knowledgebase on social, cultural, political and developmental themes of contemporary relevance to Pakistan and its society.

Narratives strive to offer creative and innovative publications with strengths in academic, research-based and alternative narratives.

Dr. Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani is an Eisenhower Fellow. He has completed his PhD and Masters from Florida Tech, USA, in the field of Computer Science. To date, he has authored and edited over a dozen books. 'Justujoo ka Safar', which narrated an individual's spiritual quest, journey and awakening, was his first Urdu novella. This book has been translated into English as 'A Passage to Illumination' in the hope that a more diverse readership partakes in this beautiful, thought-provoking account of a soul's angst and his journey towards illumination.